| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| stately |
dignified. |